State faces significant challenges as NPHET recommends Level 5 lockdownHow economy, society and political system will now confront the pandemic is not clearMon Oct 05 2020 - 02:40
Ryan rejects Young Greens’ criticism of party entering GovernmentAt virtual Green Party conference leader says joining coalition ‘right thing to do’Mon Oct 05 2020 - 02:02
Public subsidy for some air routes among support options being consideredPackage of measures to aid aviation and travel sector will form part of Budget 2021Mon Oct 05 2020 - 01:28
Covid-19: NPHET recommends State moves to Level 5 restrictions for four weeksGovernment taken by surprise as such a move would have serious implicationsSun Oct 04 2020 - 21:42
Woulfe’s actions create problem for Supreme Court despite ‘fool’s pardon’Some lawyers feel judge should have quit even after Denham’s ‘Golfgate’ verdictSat Oct 03 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Nursing home inquiry to be urged by Dáil committeeOireachtas committee’s draft report says State ‘failed to recognise risk level’Sat Oct 03 2020 - 00:46
Multi-million Anglo write-offs may be impossible to investigate, commission saysMany borrowers have left Ireland since collapse of bank in financial crashThu Oct 01 2020 - 12:06
HSE to launch 14-day contract tracing to identify coronavirus ‘hot spots’Tracers will contact 500 recent cases to establish movements before illnessWed Sept 30 2020 - 18:32
Dublin needs ‘significant improvement’ in Covid case numbers, Oireachtas committee hearsActing chief medical officer says he would only expect latest measures in capital to be taking effect nowWed Sept 30 2020 - 10:39
IAIM saw lobbying as key to CEO role taken by D'ArcyEx-minister did not inform ethics watchdog of move to association of investment managersWed Sept 30 2020 - 10:01
Ethics watchdog seeks stronger powers to police rules covering public officialsSipo welcomes review of post-employment provisions of lobbying rulesWed Sept 30 2020 - 01:18
Sipo legislation to be reviewed following Michael D’Arcy case, Taoiseach tells DáilTánaiste says ex-minister should have contacted Sipo before taking private sector roleTue Sept 29 2020 - 14:08
Coronavirus: Test-and-trace system could cost €700 million, says HSE chief Paul ReidHSE project aims to extend contact tracing to 14 days in new cases, Oireachtas committee toldTue Sept 29 2020 - 12:06
Commission to explore future of Irish media to be establishedMinister to set out composition of ‘platform agnostic’ body and its briefTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:55
Prepare for six to nine months of Covid-19 restraints, warn health officialsNo return to ‘normal’ after surge in cases handled, says acting chief medical officerTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Ireland must prepare for further Covid waves - HSE chiefDifficult winter and resurgence in Covid is worst possible scenario for health service – ReidTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Ex-minister Michael D’Arcy failed to alert ethics group on postIncoming chief of association of investment managers says he is in compliance with rulesMon Sept 28 2020 - 16:07
Defective Celtic Tiger homes to be focus of new working groupMinister to examine solutions for owners of such homes, such as loans or tax breaksMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:00
Community Covid testing and tracing times raise concernsTurnaround of 3.5 days may be too slow for clusters as experts call for closer to two daysSat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
UCD president defends college’s handling of sexual harassment caseCalls for expert group to be set up amid fallout from Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin controversySat Sept 12 2020 - 01:00
Government faces 'ferocious lobbying' to ensure Dublin drink-only pubs reopenCall for restrictions on households mixing but crowds could return to sporting eventsFri Sept 11 2020 - 02:00
Trinity approves pilot Covid-19 screening programme for students and staffProject to run alongside dedicated HSE testing centre on campusFri Sept 11 2020 - 01:43
Coronavirus: Hiqa says it needs extra powers to regulate nursing homesWatchdog says it has been ‘highlighting deficits’ with Department of Health since 2013Thu Sept 10 2020 - 12:33
GAA, IRFU and FAI to make joint submission on reopening groundsMartin says there is concern about rising Covid case in Dublin and Limerick, but rules out local restrictions for the two countiesThu Sept 10 2020 - 02:42
Covid-19 brought ‘seismic’ change to justice system, committee hearsPandemic ‘fast-forwards’ shift to remote hearings but also raises capacity concernsWed Sept 09 2020 - 17:11
Covid-19: Government ‘deliberately blurred’ line between coronavirus law and adviceLegal experts to criticise official communication as strategy to maximise complianceWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:45
Brexit: Irish firms are warned of risks to jobs and movement of goodsA new Government plan outlines potential pitfalls for business and daily life amid BrexitWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:10
Louth County Councillor to replace McGuinness as MEPColm Markey to be Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands–North-West constituencyTue Sept 08 2020 - 15:08
Cancer screenings down 60% on same period in 2019BreastCheck, BowelScreen and CervicalCheck shut down due to impact of coronavirusTue Sept 08 2020 - 03:16
Covid-19: Publicans fear reopening delay in areas with more casesHealth officials and Ministers sound note of caution over infection rates in some regionsMon Sept 07 2020 - 21:13
‘Green list’ to remain until Covid-19 roadmap unveiled mid-SeptemberVaradkar hints at linking travel to European ‘traffic light’ system and warns on metricsMon Sept 07 2020 - 20:44
Brexit: Senior Irish politicians play down ‘sabre rattling’ from UK on withdrawal dealVon der Leyen says North protocol ‘essential to protect peace and stability on the island’Mon Sept 07 2020 - 15:33
Martin promises ‘unity of purpose’ in Green Party after bruising startDeputy leader signals reforms to party’s governance and communications in letterMon Sept 07 2020 - 08:51
State credit guarantee scheme for businesses opens for applicationsUp to 80% of borrowings advanced to firms under scheme’s auspices is guaranteedMon Sept 07 2020 - 05:15
Government’s Brexit plan to warn on imports and exportsFirms trading or moving goods via UK will be affected whatever the outcome of talksMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:19
Staff turnover at 40% in full-time childcare operatorsUnions warn the figures represent a risk to controlling spread of Covid-19 in crechesMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Self-isolation period for people with Covid-19 may be cut to 10 daysNational Public Health Emergency Team to discuss change based on best global evidenceMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Brexit: Coveney warning over reported UK plan to override withdrawal dealClaim some clauses in upcoming British legislation will override parts of Northern Ireland protocolSun Sept 06 2020 - 23:47
Pub opening guidelines: Table service, 11.30pm closing, new glasses for each drinkStrict new rules for the preparation of fruit garnishes used in drinks and use of strawsSun Sept 06 2020 - 17:48
Trinity College examines plans for Covid-19 self-testing boothsWidespread testing programme for staff and students could prevent clusters on campusSat Sept 05 2020 - 03:53
Government expects to reopen all pubs by the middle of this monthTaoiseach denies new law requiring pubs and restaurants to retain details of food consumption has been a communications calamitySat Sept 05 2020 - 00:50
Government asked to clarify why ‘green list’ not updatedTravellers are confused and ‘need some direction’ says Labour Party leaderSat Sept 05 2020 - 00:46
Covid-19: Sporting bodies asked to present case for return of spectatorsCatherine Martin asks for international evidence to feed into Government roadmapFri Sept 04 2020 - 20:46
Eighteen TDs nominated to chair Oireachtas committeesJames Lawless, Fergus O’Dowd, Kathleen Funchion and Neasa Hourigan among appointeesFri Sept 04 2020 - 16:04
‘We didn’t know’ BoI boss put Roy Barrett forward for FAI job – Shane RossFormer sport minister says FAI chairman has ‘done a good job’ in implementing reformsThu Sept 03 2020 - 01:05
Some school staff told to ‘reuse’ masks due to shortage, union claimsCovid-19 committee to be told some teachers and SNAs being asked to reuse face masksWed Sept 02 2020 - 06:33
Blocking pub inspections to result in €2,500 fineBill bestows powers on Garda to inspect licensed premisesWed Sept 02 2020 - 02:42
Timber shortages threaten thousands of forestry jobs, Coillte warnsThe semi-State company has concerns about a backlog in the appeals process for felling licencesWed Sept 02 2020 - 01:00
‘Massive catch-up’ needed for main cancer screening programmesBowel, cervical and breast checks way behind due to Covid-19 restrictionsTue Sept 01 2020 - 02:24
Party leaders to meet again today to nominate replacement for Phil HoganGovernment has not yet been decided whether to submit one or two namesTue Sept 01 2020 - 02:15
